From the article: Choosing Easter Baby Names
Parents often like to name their babies with meaning of surrounding holidays. Easter is a spring holiday with much religious significance. If you were having a baby near Easter, what type of names would you like? What names would you recommend that people avoid? Share an Easter Baby Name
Avril or April
- Since Easter is in April, I would recommend the names Avril or April. Avril means April in French, and they are both beautiful names.
- —Guest anonymous
Salvator
- Whilst I am not familiar with names that have Greek and Latin meanings, I would choose to name my baby boy Salvator, since it sounds similar to Salvation which was truely achieved when Christ suffered, died, and rose again from the dead to redeem mankind.
- —Guest Chris
Esther (es-tar)
- It sounds like easter, plus the name is mentioned in the Bible.
- —Guest smartin
Pascaline
- I would prefer "Pascaline" for the girl born on Easter day.
- —Guest Titus
Butterfly - Rebirth names
- The butterfly symbolizes rebirth to many people - names that mean butterfly - Mariposa, Vanessa, Papillion
- —hostdiane
Bunny Names
- Sometimes a nick name for other names such as Bernice or Barbara.
- —hostdiane
Palmer, Palmira, Tomer, Tomar, Lina,
- Names that could be related to Palm Sunday might also work.
- —hostdiane
Parasha
- A Russian girls’ name that means “born on Good Friday.”
- —hostdiane
Easter
- EASTER Gender: Feminine Usage: English Pronounced: EES-tər [key] From the English name of the Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. It was ultimately named for the Germanic spring goddess Eostre. It was traditionally given to children born on Easter, though it is rare in modern times.
- —hostdiane
Pascal
- PASCAL Gender: Masculine Usage: French, German Pronounced: pas-KAL (French) [key] From the Late Latin name Paschalis, which meant "relating to Easter" from Latin Pascha "Easter", which was in turn from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesach) "Passover". Passover is the ancient Hebrew holiday celebrating the liberation from Egypt. Because it coincided closely with the later Christian holiday of Easter, the same Latin word was used for both
- —hostdiane
Veronica
- Veronica for St. Veronica who, according to legend but not the Gospels, wiped Jesus' forehead with her veil while he carried the cross and the veil was later found to have his image (much like the Shroud of Turin).
- —Guest wb
Not Judas
- I noticed that this name was missing from your list. While I actually really like the name, it has come to be synonymous with traitor from the Easter story. Thanks for not listing it!
- —Guest Gina
